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Sustainability is the key word in agricultural use and tourism at Schwägalp. Experience how people have shaped this landscape and how they preserve it for future generations.
easy
Distance 1.9 km
0:30 h
82 m
93 m
1,357 m
1,281 m
Do you know the eventful history of the Säntis cable car? Are you aware of the healing effect of some plants in this unique landscape? On this themed path, you will learn more about tourism, alpine and forestry, as well as the animal and plant life on the Säntis wall. The harmony of tradition and modernity: here it is reality. This is evidenced, for example, by the most modern wastewater treatment plant in Switzerland; it is located at the Schwägalp pass height.
Author’s recommendation
Take a break at the cozy Passhöhe inn and enjoy a genuine Appenzeller Siedwurst with Käsehörnli and homemade applesauce.
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easy
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easy
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1,357 m
Lowest point
1,281 m
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34 m
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254 m
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1.6 km
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15 m
Rest stops
Schwägalp restaurantPasshöhe Schwägalp inn
Restaurant Schwägalp
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Roadbook
Go left past the cheese dairy and cross the large flat meadow. Here at the three small huts, the Schwägalpschwinget wrestling festival takes place every August. The path continues westwards. Turn right before the stone wall. In the forest, you will reach a long stone staircase. Take a look back and enjoy the impressive view of the Säntis. Over the wooden footbridge, you will reach the Passhöhe inn. At the car park on the right, the path continues through the light forest, past the Bellihütte, and back to Schwägalp.
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Schwägalp / Talstation SäntisbahnSchwägalp restaurant
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Passhöhe Schwägalp inn
Restaurant Schwägalp
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train to Nesslau on the Toggenburg side or Urnäsch on the Appenzell side. Then the post bus takes you to Schwägalp. Please note the current timetable: https://www.sbb.ch/de/Directions
Schwägalp is located in Eastern Switzerland. Arrival via Nesslau or Urnäsch.
- Well cleared roads all year round
- From Zurich 1.30h 101km
- From Munich 3.15h 252km
- Arrival possible without motorway vignette
Parking
- There are plenty of free parking spaces at Schwägalp.
- Four disabled parking spaces directly at the valley station of the Säntis cable car
- Coach buses can park directly at the valley station
Electric charging stations
Two electric charging stations are located in the immediate vicinity of the parking garage outdoors. The electric charging stations can be used as follows:
- With an Evpass app (on a smartphone)
- With an Evpass card (a kind of credit card)
- With the Swisspass card of the SBB
- Via app or card from an Intercharge partner (see intercharge.eu)
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'742'389E 1'235'562N
DD
47.255610, 9.319911
DMS
47°15'20.2"N 9°19'11.7"E
UTM
32T 524205 5233619
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Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
1.9 km
Duration
0:30 h
Ascent
82 m
Descent
93 m
Highest point
1,357 m
Lowest point
1,281 m
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